Updates

Interested in working with other faculty and staff to engage more effectively with students from diverse backgrounds?

The Intercultural Competence Faculty Learning Community is open to faculty and staff who would like to work together to enhance skills, knowledge, and cultural awareness. The program will begin with a group intercultural competence assessment; subsequent sessions will be devoted to interactive activities, discussions, and reflective practices tailored to the group’s specific concerns. The goal is to foster meaningful dialogue with students and colleagues from all backgrounds.

Please contact Leslie Bohon (leslie.bohon@richmond.edu) or Libby Gruner (egruner@richmond.edu) for more information or to sign up.

Are you interested in promoting healing, equity, and community-building at UR? If so, we invite you to consider joining the Faculty Staff Learning Community (FSLC): Restorative Practices as Community and Justice-Building Tools.

Open to faculty, staff, and students, this FSLC creates a collaborative space to explore restorative justice (RJ) — an approach centered on repairing harm among individuals and communities — through hands-on practice with circle processes. These practices foster community-building, conflict resolution, goal setting, and dialogue across differences.

We'll meet on Oct. 3, Oct.17, and Nov. 14 from 1–2:30 p.m. In December, we'll also host a free, day-long Circle Process training led by world-renowned expert Kay Pranis.

For more information, please contact Monti Datta (mdatta@richmond.edu), Eunkyung (eunkyung.ahn@richmond.edu), or Kaylin Tingle (ktingle@richmond.edu).

UR is now a member of the Network for Change and Continuous Improvement (NCCI), a higher education-focused community dedicated to driving change and innovation.

All campus members can access free resources like toolkits, learning modules, and peer support by creating a personal account at https://ncci-cu.org/.

To request a step-by-step job aid for setting up your account, email Jess Clatterbuck at jessica.clatterbuck@richmond.edu.

Are you interested in helping students translate their education into a purposeful career? Engaging with the Richmond community? Do you want to show students how to understand their strengths, develop key competencies, and explore career paths? Propose an A&S NEXT 2026 case study. The deadline is Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. 

Learn more.

Questions can be directed to Elizabeth Soady (esoady@richmond.edu).